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"Such a spill could have catastrophic effects on the environment and resources in the Beaufort Sea," the groups said in their appeal, including wildlife such as polar bears, bowhead whales, walrus and other marine mammals ... Bowhead whales, she said, could be deflected away from hunters by drilling noise. (Anchorage Daily News)
Survey ranks Inupiat villages high for quality of living Mar 24, 2007
An Inupiat Eskimo whaler sits in a skin boat waiting for bowhead whales in Barrow. A recent quality-of-life survey found that higher incomes don't reduce people's reliance on subsistence. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska natives sue to stop offshore drilling Mar 2, 2007
Bowhead whales like this mother and calf migrate through the seas off northern Alaska where the federal government intends to open areas to oil drilling. . (MSNBC -- Environment)
Whale-sized showdown headed for Anchorage Mar 1, 2007
The issue is whether Alaska's North Slope and St. Lawrence Island Eskimos can continue to hunt and kill small numbers of endangered bowhead whales ... The IWC in 2002 gave Alaska Eskimo crews 51 bowhead whales a year from 2003 through 2007. (Anchorage Daily News)
Exploration wells in Alaska Arctic allowed Feb 22, 2007
Bowhead whales like this mother and calf migrate through the seas off northern Alaska at the same time of year thatShell will be exploring there for oil ... The waters where Shell plans to drill are home for part of the summer to bowhead whales, which are listed as an endangered species. (MSNBC -- Business)
Shell gets go-ahead for Beaufort Sea drilling Feb 21, 2007
Earthjustice, a nonprofit law firm representing five Alaska environmentalist groups, urged officials at MMS to prepare a full environmental impact statement before allowing the drilling to happen, saying the activity could harm the bowhead whales, polar bears, migratory birds and other area wildlife ... The MMS in its environmental assessment concluded that there would be minimal disturbance to the bowhead whales, citing prior exploration drilling activity under a scenario similar to the one... (Anchorage Daily News)
After 25 years, bowhead whale sanctuary is near Feb 10, 2007
A deal to create Canada's first sanctuary for bowhead whales has been signed between the federal government and Nunavut's land claim organization after more than 25 years of talks and delays. These wildlife protected areas mean that the wildlife will be there forever, so we are happy about that, James Eetoolook, vice-president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., which oversees the Nunavut land claim, said Friday. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Canada Finds Killer Whales Drawn to Warmer Arctic Jan 22, 2007
Subscribe to daily environment news. CANADA: January 22, 2007. (Planet Ark, United States)
Killer whales drawn to 'warm' Arctic Jan 21, 2007
"But for the past three years they are noticing the orcas are sticking around in their waters more so than would have in the past. That triggered more research efforts by the federal Fisheries Department, said Mr Nirlungayuk. The longer range plan is to help manage the orcas' bigger prey such as the beluga, narwhal and bowhead whales, said Steven Ferguson, a research scientist with the Fisheries Department and leader of the project. The black-and-while animals are efficient predators that can... (Daily Telegraph)
Research says melting sea ice may be drawing killer whales north Jan 19, 2007
Although there are no reports of a killer whale taking on a polar bear, there are records of them bringing down belugas, narwhals, walrus and even huge bowhead whales. That concerns some Inuit hunters, who depend on the same animals to keep their larders stocked. (Globe and Mail)
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